RUSSIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	187,345	1	562,711	- 375,366
Stroke	2	139,244	2	327,199	- 187,955
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	123,329	10	32,404	+ 90,924
Lung Cancers	4	91,084	3	54,361	+ 36,723
Lung Disease	5	89,348	9	36,600	+ 52,748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	65,540	7	42,633	+ 22,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	65,080	5	48,522	+ 16,558
Stomach Cancer	8	57,645	11	29,386	+ 28,259
Kidney Disease	9	51,183	22	11,581	+ 39,602
Pancreas Cancer	10	42,322	16	20,282	+ 22,040
Liver Cancer	11	33,587	24	11,165	+ 22,422
Other Injuries	12	25,224	14	22,517	+ 2,707
Suicide	13	22,250	8	36,625	- 14,375
Lymphomas	14	22,029	29	8,919	+ 13,110
Breast Cancer	15	18,065	13	23,242	- 5,177
Other Neoplasms	16	17,282	51	729	+ 16,553
Liver Disease	17	16,225	6	45,463	- 29,237
Parkinson's Disease	18	16,011	26	9,371	+ 6,640
Prostate Cancer	19	15,448	20	14,107	+ 1,341
Oesophagus Cancer	20	14,077	33	7,431	+ 6,646
Endocrine Disorders	21	13,129	45	2,004	+ 11,125
Bladder Cancer	22	11,357	38	6,307	+ 5,050
Falls	23	11,128	21	11,705	- 576
Leukemia	24	10,981	31	8,238	+ 2,743
Drownings	25	9,611	36	6,629	+ 2,983
Oral Cancer	26	9,525	25	10,880	- 1,355
Inflammatory/Heart	27	9,410	4	54,060	- 44,650
Hypertension	28	7,627	17	18,348	- 10,720
Diabetes Mellitus	29	6,210	18	18,345	- 12,135
Ovary Cancer	30	5,785	32	8,123	- 2,338
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,219	19	17,507	- 12,288
Cervical Cancer	32	4,342	34	7,423	- 3,081
Uterin Cancer	33	3,956	35	6,867	- 2,911
Tuberculosis	34	3,953	30	8,422	- 4,469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,340	28	8,938	- 5,598
Skin Disease	36	3,207	43	2,735	+ 472
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,122	55	403	+ 2,718
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,992	50	750	+ 2,242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,920	42	2,770	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,826	41	4,201	- 1,375
Hepatitis C	41	2,537	66	2	+ 2,535
Asthma	42	2,197	46	1,764	+ 433
Malnutrition	43	2,183	57	242	+ 1,940
Skin Cancers	44	2,106	39	5,612	- 3,506
Epilepsy	45	1,781	52	718	+ 1,063
Hepatitis B	46	1,626	60	43	+ 1,583
Schizophrenia	47	1,202	83	0	+ 1,202
Fires	48	1,151	37	6,387	- 5,236
Anemia	49	1,001	81	0	+ 1,001
Drug Use	50	837	27	9,113	- 8,276
Alcohol	51	658	12	27,984	- 27,326
Meningitis	52	352	48	1,037	- 686
Violence	53	304	23	11,450	- 11,146
Poisonings	54	291	40	5,565	- 5,274
Low Birth Weight	55	231	44	2,153	- 1,922
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	196	85	0	+ 196
Upper Respiratory	57	182	58	158	+ 24
Appendicitis	58	144	54	409	- 265
Multiple Sclerosis	59	123	49	827	- 704
Oral conditions	60	121	86	0	+ 121
Birth Trauma	61	119	53	714	- 595
Osteoarthritis	62	98	84	0	+ 98
HIV/AIDS	63	55	15	21,262	- 21,207
Maternal Conditions	64	44	56	267	- 223
Syphilis	65	18	62	19	- 0
War	66	17	59	123	- 106
Tetanus	67	10	63	3	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	9	64	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	69	5	47	1,076	- 1,071
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Pertussis	71	2	65	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	61	25	- 25
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.